椰蓉 (yē róng) — fine coconut paste (used as filling for pastries and desserts)

Definition

noun
fine coconut paste (used as filling for pastries and desserts)

Examples

  • 椰蓉。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chī yǒu yē róng de yuè bing.
    I like to eat mooncakes with coconut filling.
  • 層椰蓉。
    Zhè ge dàn gāo lǐ miàn jiá le yì céng yē róng.
    This cake has a layer of coconut paste inside.
  • 椰蓉。
    Zuò yē róng yào xiān bǎ yē ròu mó suì.
    To make coconut paste, you first need to grind the coconut meat.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

椰yēcoconut
蓉róngfine mash

“椰” means coconut and “蓉” refers to fine mash or paste; together they name coconut paste.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
耶
耶yē椰yē
Same sound today

椰 has 木 on the left, showing a tree, and 耶 on the right, giving the yē sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
容
容róng蓉
Same sound today

蓉 has 艹, the plant part, to show it is a plant, and 容 to give its sound.

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